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Villanova

FBSI · 1939 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
6–2
0.750 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
59
1905–1980
All-Time Record
270–260–17
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1937
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 6
  • Divisional Era · 25 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 13 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Villanova head-to-head · History & Eras

1939 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 3MUHLENBERGUnranked—W 14–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1W 40–0
8Week 8 · Oct 17Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC11–0L 7–33
10Week 10 · Oct 31Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC4–5–1W 7–0
11Week 11 · Nov 7Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI5–3–1W 13–6
12Week 12 · Nov 14Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–5–1L 9–10
13Week 13 · Nov 21Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 12–6
14Week 14 · Nov 28Manhattan (MANHATTAN)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 7–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.249
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-5+18
  • Detroit Mercy +5
  • Arkansas +4
  • Manhattan +4
  • South Carolina +3
  • Temple +2
  • Texas A&M 0
  • Auburn -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #32Better than 77%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.750 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#39W13#33W14#32Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W1#32Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+40
-26
+7
+7
-1
+6
+7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#951934#271935#351936#41937#111938

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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